Umesh Charan Gusain is Chairman of Nagar Palika New Tehri. He won this position as an independent candidate, defeating the Indian National Congress candidate. He is the only Chairman who won this seat two times consecutively in 61 years. Tehri now comes under the Tehri assembly seat of Uttrakhand and the Tehri Lok Sabha seat of India, which are represented by Dinesh Dhanai (Independent) and Raj Laxmi Shah (Bhartiya Janta Party) respectively.[citation needed]

As of 2001[update] India census,[3] Tehri had a population of 25,425. Males constitute 65% of the population and females 35%. Tehri has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 71%. In Tehri, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Tehri district manyf options for tourists. The most visited places that are actively maintained are Devi koonjapuri temple, Chandrabadani Devi, Mahasar taal, Sehstra taal, and Khatling glacier. Some areas of Tehri are viewable but neglected by the Uttrakhand government, including Panwali Kantha, Belhbagi Bugyal, and Khait parvat. These places have the potential to attract tourists for mountaineering. The new district headquarters at New Tehri can be looked at as a future tourist spot where a spectacular view of Tehri Lake can be seen.